Saab has secured a third order from the Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency for the supply of the Mobile Short Range Air Defence (MSHORAD) system.
The deal, valued at approximately Skr1.4bn ($148.2m), will see deliveries made between 2026 and 2030 to the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
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Saab will integrate the system into JLTV 4×4 vehicles manufactured by Oshkosh.
Saab business area Dynamics head Görgen Johansson said: “We are proud to continue contributing to keeping the Lithuanian skies safe. Our mobile air defence system can withstand even the most advanced countermeasures, giving the user the capability to plan for the expected and to successfully react to the unexpected.”
MSHORAD is Saab’s mobile air defence system, integrated into vehicles to provide protection for units on the move.
The system includes mobile radar and firing units equipped with the RBS 70 NG short-range air defence missile and Giraffe 1X radar technology.
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By GlobalDataThese components are linked by a command-and-control (GBAD C2) system and a datalink, forming a communication network across all units.
MSHORAD is designed to identify and respond to a range of airborne threats including fighter jets, armed helicopters, missiles, rockets, artillery, mortars, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs), and loitering munitions.
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence previously placed an order for the RBS 70 NG mobile short-range air defence system in July 2024.
Earlier in 2025, the Czech Republic Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces placed an order worth $189.23m with Saab for the supply of the MSHORAD system, which includes RBS 70 NG mobile firing units and Bolide missiles.
